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[1] A byit is a Burmese term referring to one full thatch roof tile.
[2] The apparent original threat was non-specific, instead implying to residents that they
would know of the battalion through the cruelty of their punishment.
[3] For additional accounts of SPDC and DKBA abuse in the Hpapun area, please see the
Karen Human Rights Group’s (KHRG’s) report “Central Papun District: Abuse and the
maintenance of military control”.